Wet Shaving Review: Parker Variant, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Rex Supply Co. Platinum Blades 🪒
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I love MWF. Its residual slickness is second to none and its post-shave feel is elite. The secret to get a great MWF lather is to load heavy (for one minute at the very least) with a dryish, not very wet brush and add water gradually, very gradually. Your patience will be rewarded with an amazing lather. Does Razor Emporium still carry MWF in its old, tallow formulation? BTW the most enjoyable part of wet shaving is face lathering (IMHO + YMMV). I gave up bowl lathering years ago.
We sell too much of it to have old stock around
I have the Parker variant and had the same experience as Matt. The Razor is very well made, but it gave some rough shaves. For a point of reference, I shave on setting 6 with my Rex Ambassador when I have more than 3 days of growth. Shaving with the Rex on 6 still feels good, and one pass is enough.
I love Mitchells Wool Fat. It a wonderful shaving soap.
Loved the touch up pass on the lip, that happens more than we want to admit. Interested in the razor now that there is an alternative blade option. Thanks for the review Ken!
The shaving brush is very beautiful. Mitchell's Wool Fat a proven classic!👍
I find it hard to beat a vintage Gillette and you can find them for cheap and in almost new shape. And if it’s in rough shape you can always send it in to Razor Emporium they will get in working and looking like new! Thanks Matt!
Matt, I bought the Rex ambassador from you a year ago and it only took a couple shaves to get used to it and when I got the hang of it…it became THE best razor I have literally beats the fatboy and I love my fatboy razors! 😂 also just so you know I absolutely LOVE love this review series please keep them coming! ☺️
I'm new to MWF soap. I like it so far. It does take alot of water for me too. I've heard the old tallow based version is legendary. Sadly I'm too late.
Thanks for the video! Still a Konsul fan!
For several months my go to has been my Rex razor and the Mitchell’s Wool Fat. I get a great shave and my face feels mighty fine afterwards. For balm I rotate daily between Proraso white, Tabac original and Sterling. The Mitchell’s Wool Fat has been very good for my dry skin. Finally I may have found my go to combo. Matt thanks for your business and these informative videos.
The Variant OC is my first and only open comb razor and interestingly it’s became my favorite razor. Which surprised me because I don’t have particularly tough skin and actually experienced irritation with other closed comb razors like the Pearl Flexi. I usually vary the setting depending on growth, but I haven’t gone above 3, then dial it down to a 2 or 1 for a second pass. I guess it’s a YMMV thing. Haven’t tried MWF, not a huge fan of hard pucks, I’m really enjoying the Razor Emporium and Rex croaps right now. Beautiful lather.
After shaving with so many razors over the past few years, I know that my skin type is beyond sensitive (the Karve Overlander, Razorock Mamba 70, and Henson Mild are my preferred razors) so after trying more aggressive razors like the Rex Envoy and Rockwell T2, I know the Variant isn't for me at all. Also Matt mentioned, "I can smell the badger" when referring to the brush, and for me, it took me a while to understand how to tone down that scent WITHOUT using the brush on my face. I just do a bowl lather with a menthol / citrus / fruit based soap and leave the brush in the soap for about 1-2 hours, stirring the soap around every 15-20 minutes...then I wash the brush out and if there's still a scent, I do ANOTHER bowl lather with the same soap (for another few hours) and normally after that second sitting in the soap, the scent is pretty much gone or massively reduced.
Yep, wool fat soap will never be the same.
At least they removed the "original 1893 formula" stuff from their sticker, which was an insult to any consumer's intelligence.
Good shave Matt, I had the Parker variant straight guard and it’s a bit more aggressive on all settings compared to the Merkur progress, great razor but opted for the progress.
Give the Parker another shot with a pre-shave!
Great Vid Matt,
The Mitchell is great from my use of it. Wet face, rub on the soap, then boar badger brush (semogue) on soap puck the face lather. Oustanding with or without preshave. Works well with straight or DE razor for me, and the puck lasts. I use other soaps and creams as well, however Mitchell is a regular choice.
Have Konsul and Ambassador, not tried Parker variant. Sounds like an interesting razor though, esp in open comb.
Thanks and cheers
Glad I stocked up on the old Mitchell's tallow wool fat. Ruined it with changing the formula.
The only Parker I have is the semi-slant. Great comfortable razor to me. There are several other razors they make I would like to try. I have a puck of Mitchell's wool fat soap, I like it okay, I wish it was still tallow.
Hi Matt great shave Video and a lot of information for newbies 😊.
I have no problem with any way of lather making now. But for beginners I would face Lathering! recommended!
My new favorite is the Italian style of lather. They hold the brush directly on the hair and it comes out completely different. Simply awesome!
I had the same experience too with the variant, i couldnt use it.
My face and beard are fairly light and sensitive, so maybe this razor is not for me. Besides, I love my vintage Gillettes. But great to see how you lathered the Mitchell's...everything I've read indicated it was so hard to lather. You proved that wrong!
Not on my list of razors I'm interested in; however, i love my R41.. but not a daily driver, thats the Rockwell 6C 4 plate with Personna comfort coat.
Hi Matt. I am From Portugal. I Have The Parker Variant, and Sensitive Skin. I Find that is a Agressive Razor. And use VosKhod Blades, my Favorite, for my Skin. And still find The Parker Variant Agressive, on 3 first pass, 2 Second Passe, and 1 or 1.5 last Pass. A Batale Park Variant, Vs Parker Variant Open Comb, is Nice? Thank you
Voskhod blades are awesome!
I actually find my Parker Variant open comb to give me a nice smooth shave without irritation. I cannot explain why but it interesting that wet shavers on both sides exist.
The only Parker i own is an R65 and it’s for
sure a very loud razor
and on the agressive
side. I think indian razors tend to be rough, such as Pearl
razors akso.
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Wow! Don't hold back lol. Seriously though, I do find your razor reviews unbiased. I've been wanting to try the Mitchell's wool fat. How do you rate the current formulation compared to the old tallow based version?
Very similar but most will say not as good
Were you using the new, non-tallow version of MWF for this shave?
Correct - we don't have old stock and no use talking about things that are no longer available
I saw Barber Dave say he uses a cheese grater to grate the entire puck of Mitchel wool fat then presses it into a jar to get a good lather. Absolutely love the variant OC always get a fantastic shave with it. Love the Rex blades, but I have to turn all my adjustable razors down when using the Rex blades.
Hey Matt! The Parker Variant and the Merkur Progress are very similar in design. Both work for me well. I have coarse hair, so a more aggressive shave is ok for me. The Variant is well built too! Thanks for reviewing it and the Mitchell's Wool Fat soap! JimG P.S Are you aware that the Rockwell 6S has a 10 year anniversary edition out plated in 24kt gold? Would your company be able to plate a standard 6S in gold? It would save money for the consumer! The Rockwell Gold edition is only limited to 500 on release. I purchased mine directly from Rockwell.
I'm pretty sure they can plate it in gpld. I have ordered a couple of plated razors from RE and they do a fantastic job.
I have a standard Rockwell 6S that Razor Emporium gold plated for me. It turned out beautiful!
Have been plating Rockwell stainless razors for 6 years.
@RazorEmporium Maybe that would be a good selling point for you! If some one wants to purchase the gold plated 6S from Rockwell and they are sold out, you could indicate that consumers could just have you replate their standard 6S at a portion of the $250 price tag!
Hi Matt, Thanks for another very informative video. I’m not into super aggressive razors, so that model of the Parker will be a hard pass for me. I’m of two minds about Mitchell’s Wool Fat - I still have the soap from before they changed the formula, and I liked that one very much. However, since Mitchell’s changed their formula, the soap is just OK for me. Since the puck lasts for a long while, I still use it, but now I cut it in half and use it as a pre-shave soap.
If you ever decide to do an ASMR video, I'd suggest the Mühle Rocca or a GEM 1912. The Rocca is the most pleasant sounding razor for me, but the GEM 1912 is nice and loud. It adds to the total sensory experience.
For what it's worth, I don't find the Ambassador/Envoy to have all that much blade feel compared to most modern razors. I'm not sure where that reputation comes from, but I think people have an expectation based on what they've heard.
Exactly 💯
I agree with your statement on the Rex Ambassador. I avoided purchasing the Ambassador for a couple years due to it's reputation for being aggressive. One black Friday sale I could not resist purchasing the razor. The Ambassador truly adjusts from mild to aggressive, but it is smooth on every setting. I do one pass on 6 and touchup on setting 3 for a VERY FAST BBS shave. Also, the Rex blades are a perfect match for my Ambassador. The Rex Ambassador is not my favorite razor, even over my Konsul. I need more practice with my Konsul because it is deceptively efficient. The razors are expensive, but the craftsmanship FAR exceeds any other razors on the market IMO.
I’m still new to the wet shaving thing, I’ve figured out how to get a good lather with a local made soap, but it seems to dissipate on my face by the time I finish one cheek, not sure if it’s the soap or something I’m doing wrong, obviously it’s hard to make recommendations without seeing what I do, but any tips would be greatly appreciated before I write off the soap .
Is it a shaving soap or hand / body soap? There is a difference.
Different razors for different guys Mike. I find those aggressive as well. Perhaps too much.
My variant open comb is very mild.
Haven't tried the Rex Blades in it yet.
You are incorrect sir. You used Mitchell's Wool Fat 6 months ago when you did the "How to Lather" video for beginners. Throw out your spreadsheet.
Made the lather but didn't shave with it.
Good point. I think we are splitting hairs. You talked about Mitchell's but didn't shave with it.
Toughest soap to lather eh? You’re such a joker. Try the Geo F Trumper Almond soap! Now that one’s hard
I don't think any soap is difficult to lather. This is just tht popular misconception
@@RazorEmporium you saying that yesterdays disappearing Geo F Trumper lather was a misconception???
Completely unexpected. You found it difficult to say something positive about the Parker. 😮
Just this model
@@RazorEmporiumyet to find a decent blade for a decent shave with their slant razor 🥴
Great video, Matt. You sacrifice your face for the wet shaving community and we appreciate it😊 I have a more mild beard hair sonai never consider an OC razor, but I was interested in getting the closed comb version. I will need to read more reviews. 😊
They've ruined that soap
Indeeeeeddd!!!!!!!!
Because it's no longer tallow based? I'm new to Mitchell's, never knew the old recipe.
@@JacobDH87Yes.
Hi Matt, your channel got me into wet shaving, but occasionally I get these ingrown hairs that develops into a white pimple and by the next day it would have swollen into a cyst full of pus. I've done all I can including having a hot shower before the shave, soaking the brush so it is nice and soft ready to go after my shower, never shave against the grain, cold blade but everything else hot to minimise irritation, using an alum block after shaving, etc. I'm running out of options, and really prefer not returning to an electric shaver. Any ideas?
100% cold water shave. Stop using alum. Try it for 10 days and report back.